A joint meeting of poultry farmers, entrepreneurs and retailers took the decision on Tuesday.
With the fresh adjustment, chicken will now cost Rs 285 per kg in the Kathmandu from Wednesday onwards. Similarly, price of live chicken has been reduced by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 210 per kg. Farmers will get Rs 200 per kg for live chicken.[break]
Janga Bahadur BC, president of National Chicken Sellers´ Association, said the joint meeting decided to reduce the price due to drop in demand amid rise in production with the onset of summer.
“Production is rising as the climate is favorable to rear chicks,” BC said, adding that production has increased by around 20 percent compared to that of winter season.
According to the association, the daily demand for chicken has gone down by 10 to 15 percent compared to a month ago.
“Demand for chicken normally goes down during summer,” BC said, expecting chicken price to go down further in the coming days.
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